Generic Strategies, Education [health,parenting etc], Communication, Organizational Development, Community Development, Policy Development, Advocacy, Intersectoral Collaboration, Self Help, Capacity Building, Internet & Online Communities, Social Marketing, Sustainability, Prevention

Health Fair Planning Guide is a resource from the Family and Consumer Sciences of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. It provides information on planning, implementing and evaluating health fairs.
http://fcs.tamu.edu/Health/health_fair_planning_guide

Health Fair Timeline and Checklist provides an itemized checklist of planning tasks beginning 12 months prior to a health fair and includes follow-up activities. Independence Blue Cross.
http://www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/worksite_wellness/employer_tools/health_f...

Contents

I Summary and Overview
II Key Findings on Effectiveness
III Strategies for Planning Health Fairs
IV Conclusion
V References

--submitted by Louise Choquette, Bilingual Health Promotion Consultant, Best Start Resource Centre

I. Summary and Overview

Online volunteer organizations can to connect with other volunteers and advocate at http://servenet.org/.

A network for volunteer managers is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/.

A project of Action without Borders, Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters at http://www.idealist.org/hrp/volmgt/volmgt.html.

Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association provides resources that support and encourage volunteerism in Saskatchewan at http://www.spra.sk.ca/knowledge/Resources/vman.htm.

The NonProfit Times is the leading business publication for nonprofit management at http://www.nptimes.com/.

The Free Management Library provides comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals and groups at http://www.managementhelp.org/.

Banks, Marjorie M.W. (2001). A study of church leaders, volunteers, and members on the use of volunteers in the church. A dissertation paper, Pepperdine University.

Colomy, P., Chen, H., & Andrews, G. L. (1987). Situational facilities and volunteer work. Journal of Volunteer Administration, 6, 20-25.

Freeman, Richard B. (1997). Working for Nothing: The supply of volunteer labor. Journal of Labor Economics, 15, 140-166.

Contents

I Introduction
II High Performance Work Systems
III Summary and Discussion of Research Results
IV Conclusion
V References

--submitted by Kevin H. Johnson who has worked in the nonprofit sector supervising volunteers for twenty years.

I Introduction

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/08/nachtwey_photoessay2...

This slide show is by James Nachtwey for Vanity Fair.

http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com

This shared blog on population, gender and health has a different discussion topic each month. Participants can submit opinions, comment, or get creative and share a personal story, photo essay, a video or a podcast.

http://www.adcouncil.org

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/imc/

The website for the school includes curriculum information and information about Integrated Marketing Communication for Behavioral Impact (IMC/COMBI) in health and social development.